Re: the information I got, was unique install question? [Clarify your needs]

2012-06-11 Thread ACro
Hello Karen > Images for squeeze with software speech can be downloaded from > http://people.debian.org/~sthibault/espeakup/ but they don't seem > to be working any more due to kernel update in the official archive. > As a replacement, the testing images (i.e. Wheezy) can be downloaded > from htt

Re: about installing lxde (which xserver)

2012-06-09 Thread ACro
> Does this list look a little ridiculous? It doesn't :-) AFAIK this is the default behaviour when installing xserver-xorg, although not all packages may really be needed. While their names are all starting with xserver-xorg-, they are not different servers: many are drivers. xserver-xorg-video-*

Re: Boinc?

2012-06-07 Thread ACro
I just installed Wheezy on my new tower. I thought I'd install BOINC and use some of those many CPUs for something when I'm not doing CPU-intensive work. However, despite what it says on the Debian wiki (http://wiki.debian.org/BOINC) none of the BOINC packages exist for Testing. Hi, maybe the

Re: the ghost of UEFI and Micr0$0ft

2012-06-07 Thread ACro
> I can get the source and modify it. But I can't exercise my freedom > by actually running it. I can't *use* it. Not unless I pay some > money for a special key. And get "authorised" to run my own code on > my own computer. > > Let's be clear what this is. I have to get *permission* from som

Re: netinst + wifi = catch22

2012-06-07 Thread ACro
Hi, > But the "gotcha" was that I did not yet have an operable system as > netinst could not connect to the internet. I'm sorry, I missed that point. Unfortunately I don't have any experience with netinst: I usually install a very basic system from CD, then I configure the network and apt and ge

Re: the ghost of UEFI and Micr0$0ft

2012-06-06 Thread ACro
On 07. 06. 12 00:33, Weaver wrote: > There are two issues only to consider here: > > (1) Who controls the keys and who controls them. > > (2) I resent any degree of control of the open source software > movement being given over into the control of anybody else. > > Recognise this for what it is.

Re: netinst + wifi = catch22

2012-06-06 Thread ACro
> 1. What is command to identify the WiFi hardware? Try "lspci -v". You should see your WiFi controller among other devices. > 2. Once I've identified the required driver, how do I install it when > I can not connect to the internet in first place ;< Try "modprobe " first, to see if the module

Re: wifi cards

2012-06-06 Thread ACro
It is a far better solution to use your mobo-down 10/100/1000 port or PCI wired NIC with a wireless access point, such as: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704048 This architecture eliminates all potential Debian wireless NIC headaches. It works in any mode: AP, client,

Re: System crashes for no apparent reason

2012-06-06 Thread ACro
Hello Marc, maybe this is a hardware problem? I'm not a hardware guru, but in the past I've had problems with power supply units getting unstable and causing the system to crash (with subsequent reboot) with no apparent reason: replacing the power unit solved the problem. I had also defective har

Re: [OT] Re: the ghost of UEFI and Micr0$0ft

2012-06-06 Thread ACro
> This is not about "security" at all. This is about MSFT marginalizing > and eliminating a serious competitor. It's MSFT's DNA. Nate, I perfectly agree: this MS role and attitude is so deeply radicated that, sadly, we're getting used to it, eventually forgetting its real meaning in terms of f

Re: ad-hoc wireless connection with Netgear N150 USB adapter

2012-06-05 Thread ACro
In the meantime I found that the ath9k_htc driver *doesn't support* ad-hoc mode. Unfortunately I missed this information before opening the thread. I didn't find more details on the rtl8192cu. I'll get an AP and try the ath9k_htc driver in AP mode, which seem to be supported. I will update this

[OT] Re: the ghost of UEFI and Micr0$0ft

2012-06-05 Thread ACro
I won't send them a gift but if Fedora's the only distribution to support Secure Boot, then it's the only one that I'll recommend to friends (independently from installing and providing support for Debian servers at some of my jobs) because I don't want to have to tell them "to install Linux or ev

[Corrected post] ad-hoc wireless connection with Netgear N150 USB adapter

2012-06-01 Thread ACro
I'm sorry for doing a stupid and confusing copy & paste error in my previous post: of course the machines do have *different* IP addresses. I'm posting again - with correction. I'm submitting a problem regarding a wireless connection (ad-hoc) between t

Re: ad-hoc wireless connection with Netgear N150 USB adapter

2012-06-01 Thread ACro
maybe 192.168.15.3 on #2? ;o) :-s ... I'm sorry, this was a stupid copy & paste error: of course *they have not* the same address :-) Thanks! Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debia

ad-hoc wireless connection with Netgear N150 USB adapter

2012-06-01 Thread ACro
Hello, I'm submitting a problem regarding a wireless connection (ad-hoc) between two computers using both a Netgear N150 WMA1000M USB adapter (rtl8192cu chipset). Setup seem to be correct (I can detect my neighbor's networks) but pinging and trying to ssh between my two machines gives no resu

Re: Computer case

2012-06-01 Thread ACro
> experiences with cases regarding to noise (and heat), accuracy of fit > for cards are interesting for me, others might be interested in space > (and vertical stability) Hi, I found that Lian-Li's cases are carefully built, silent, with good airflow and beautiful design (it's brushed aluminium

[OT] Re: Installing debian, dual boot on 1 TB disk?

2012-02-16 Thread ACro
Quoting Andrei POPESCU : > I'd say Hanlon's Razor explains it better :p > > "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by > stupidity." > > Kind regards, > Andrei Andrei, thanks for replying; yes, you're probably right, and I'm not prone to support conspiracy theories. But

Re: Installing debian, dual boot on 1 TB disk?

2012-02-15 Thread ACro
Quoting Gerald : > Hi Andrew, > I rang Microsoft and explained the I wanted a data partition on the > 1TB drive to > store data . I told them I thought the 890GB of space taken up by > windows a bit of > waste since If I had to re-install the system it deleted all the > data as well. > They gave

Re: Installing debian, dual boot on 1 TB disk?

2012-02-13 Thread ACro
Quoting Andrei Popescu : > Just a side note: it's better if you use reply-to-list (if your > client > supports it). Receiving the same message two times has several > downsides > and is discouraged on Debian lists. Andrei, thanks :-) Sorry for these spam-like replies, I wasn't aware of that is

Re: Installing debian, dual boot on 1 TB disk?

2012-02-13 Thread ACro
Hi Gerald, that's fine, hope it works. May I ask what are you downloading; is it a MS tool? This interests me, in order to have several possible solutions for this kind of issue. Regards, Andrew > Hi Andrew, > I took the easy way out and phoned Microsoft. > Explained what I wanted to do and th

Re: Stupid shell question

2012-02-12 Thread ACro
> for dir in `find -maxdepth 1 -type d`; do chdir $dir/bak; mv *.yml .. ; chdir > ../..; done Joel, try this, HTH: for dir in `find -maxdepth 1 -type d`; do chdir $dir/bak; mv *.yml ../..; done Kind regards, Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a

Re: Installing debian, dual boot on 1 TB disk?

2012-02-12 Thread ACro
Quoting Gerald : > Andrew, > I tried to do as you said, I also have windows in a 1TB drive. > How ever after shrinking win7-64 and installing Linux on the now > extended partition, > windows would not boot > On re-installing windows, everythig was set back to "normal" ie no > Linux partition >

Re: Installing debian, dual boot on 1 TB disk?

2012-02-11 Thread ACro
Hi Arief, > Now I have another problem, how to move all this partition (and > turn some of them into extended partitions) without destroying them. > Guess I'll need to rediscover dd. I've met a similar problem and it could be solved happily. You must have some understanding of partitioning. htt